ESSC13008 - Advanced Exercise Prescription and Delivery

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is designed to enhance your understanding and application of exercise prescription and programming, including strength and conditioning concepts, and practical exercise delivery skills. You will also undertake authentic practical exercise delivery via work integrated learning. This will involve working with a variety of apparently healthy populations under the supervision of appropriate health or exercise and sport science practitioners.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

  • ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology, AND
  • ESSC12008 Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 91.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 46.15% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE Unit Comment Report
Feedback
Students requested more sport specific examples of training plans and programs be made available to them.
Recommendation
It is recommended to include more examples of training plans and programs into lectures and tutorials.
Action Taken
Specific examples of exercise programming within each weekly lecture were included. Students found these helpful for understanding and completing assessment items.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection and direct student feedback.
Feedback
Movement screens and client assessments should be tied to exercise prescription outcomes.
Recommendation
It is recommended to include examples of exercises that can be prescribed as a result of specific movement screens and client assessments into lectures and tutorials, and integrate these within the residential school.
Action Taken
Examples of exercise prescription based off of movement screen results were included in lectures and the residential school.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection and direct student feedback.
Feedback
The number of mandatory checks were noted as burdensome and caused some delays with the start of work-integrated learning (WIL) placements.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review mandatory checks to ensure the most efficient WIL experience for students.
Action Taken
A review of mandatory checks was completed and students received mandatory check information 6 months in advance for ease and reduced delays to placement.
Source: Practicum Coordinator
Feedback
CQU online training module and micro-credential "Mental Health First Aid for Fitness Trainers" should change from highly recommended to compulsory.
Recommendation
It is recommended to have students complete the CQU online training module and micro-credential "Mental Health First Aid for Fitness Trainers" as part of their mandatory checks for the Work-Integrated Learning Practicum.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE feedback
Feedback
Some feedback suggested there was a large volume of content within this unit and they found it difficult to keep on top of all lectures and readings.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review the overall volume of content as well as give students advice on prioritising certain readings and content.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE feedback
Feedback
Some feedback suggested that releasing case studies prior to the residential school would make it easier to prepare for their practical assessments.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review the timing of release for case studies used in practical assessments within the residential school. This timing should take into account students' ability to prepare for assessments, as well as fostering critical thinking skills.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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